I'm very sorry-I'm slack.

I plan to not only update this one again, but one of my other stories soon....please be patient, they WILL be completed.

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After the movie ended, Kagome and Sesshomaru walked out, hand in hand. Kagome wearing a smile, and Sesshomaru wearing a faint smile.

'That was interesting..' she thought as she looked up at him, who in turn looked at her.

"Where are we going now?" Sesshomaru asked.

Kagome looked at her watch. 'Hmm...it's getting late.' "Well, I'm out of ideas." she said.

'I can't let this day end so soon after it started.' he thought as his smile quickly faded. "Maybe we could just spend some time together?"

Kagome smiled. "Sure." 'Even though that's what we've been doing all day.'

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They walked most of the way in silence. However, they smiled at each other quite often, and never let go of eachother's hand.

When only a few more minutes from Kagome's house, Sesshomaru noticed a beautiful sakura blossom hanging in the tree overhead. He carefully reached up and plucked it from it's branch, then turned to Kagome, who was staring at him. He only smiled as he tucked the sakura stem underneath a tuft of her hair, and she returned the smile.

"Arigatou." she said. as she looked up into his brilliant eyes.

"It's beauty still does not surpass your own." he said as they went on there way, causing her to blush slightly.

"Kagome!" came a voice from a distance behind her. "Kagome, wait up!"

"Huh?" She turned around to see Hojo running towards her.

"Kagome!" the boy panted out of breath, "I see you're over the flu.."

'Grandfather and his illnesses...he loves the thought of me being sick.' "Oh, hi Hojo.." she sighed.

"Ano...Kagome, how would you like to go out to dinner tonight?"

"Hujo, Gomen ne, but I --"

"Great! I'll pick you up in half an hour!" Hojo said as he smiled.

"Hojo-Hojo, wait!" she called after the boy who reminded her much of Koga. 'He never takes no for an answer.'

"Who is that baka?" Sesshomaru asked Kagome as he raised an eyebrow.

Kagome let out a deep sigh. "That's Hojo. A guy from my school."

"And he wants you to go to dinner with him..."

Kagome nodded.

"Why don't you? By the smell of things, he likes you."

"I don't like him! If you can smell that he likes me, can't you tell I don't like him?!"

Sesshomaru let out a cold laugh. "Just wanted to make sure."

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Seven o'clock arrived, and Hojo pulled into the driveway of the Higurashi residence and shrine.

Kagome let out a deep sigh as she looked out and saw Hojo getting out of the car.

"Here he comes..." she muttered.

Then came the expected knock at the door.

Kagome reluctantly went to it, and opened it, just to be greeted with a face full of flowers.

"Ano...arigatou Hojo.." she said as she slowly took the flowers.

"Ready?"

"Hojo, that's what I have to talk to you about...."

"Kagome, we're going to be late." he said as he grasped her hand.

"You aren't even listening to a word I'm saying, are you?!"

Sesshomaru took this oppportunity to step behind Kagome, still unoticed.

"Come on, let's go!" Hojo said, still ignoring Kagome.

"I'm not going anywhere with you, Hojo!"

"Kagome, come on! Quit playing around and let's go!"

"You heard the lady." said Sesshomaru who had finally had enough of the situation.

"And who are you?" Hojo asked, glaring at Sesshomaru.

"There's no sense in telling you, for once I'm done with you, you won't be able to remember anyways..."

"Yeah, right! Like some sissy can hurt me!"

'Oi...and now the real Hojo comes out....' Kagome thought as she still struggled to get loose of Hojo's grip.

"Let go of her, now." Sesshomaru said cooly.

"Nothing can make me let go until she goes to the movies with me!"

"Nothing? Are you so sure about that?" Sesshomaru said as he grasped the wrist which was latched onto Kagome, squeezing it quite tightly, forcing Hojo to let go.

Hojo's eyes went wide with realization. 'Kuso..' he mentally cursed as Sesshomaru glared heavily at him.

Sesshomaru still had grasp on his wrist as his eyes began to turn red.

'Oh no!' "Sesshomaru, please hold back! Don't kill him!"

"Why not?" he said, his eyes snapping back to normal.

"Because it would cause alot of trouble for my family..."

"Fine." Sesshomaru said, "I'll just beat him to a pulp instead."

*wham!* Sesshomaru threw a bunch, knocking Hojo into the bird house post, snapping it into. Then the birdhouse fell, hitting him on the head, then tumbling to the side.

"Are you okay?" Sesshomaru asked, taking his gaze away from the now unconscious boy.

"Hai.." she said, then she stood on her toes and kissed him lovingly on the cheek. "Thank you."